ArticleAnnals of the International Communication Association2017
Fatalism and exposure to health information from the media: examining the evidence for causal influence.
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- The role of health literacy in boosting citizen engagement in appropriate use of antibiotics.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Developing an Omaha System-based health application to improve knowledge, attitude, and behaviors regarding infectious disease prevention in the community: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Examining the Role of Information Behavior in Linking Cancer Risk Perception and Cancer Worry to Cancer Fatalism in China: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Vaccine Refusal and Hesitancy among Iranians Participated in the National COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Survey: A Qualitative Study.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2024Article
- Examining Rural-Urban Differences in Fatalism and Information Overload: Data from 12 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022Article
- A Qualitative Content Analysis of Online Public Mental Health Resources for COVID-19.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Media Exposure, Cancer Beliefs, and Cancer-Related Information-Seeking or Avoidance Behavior Patterns in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Fatalistic Cancer Beliefs Across Generations and Geographic Classifications: Examining the Role of Health Information Seeking Challenges and Confidence.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Article
- Perceived Fatality Prior to COVID-19 Infection in 13 Latin American Countries (FAT-LAT-COVID-19): Revalidation of a Shortened Scale.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- The Relationship Between Health Literacy, Cancer Prevention Beliefs, and Cancer Prevention Behaviors.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2019Article
- Assessing the impact of the public nutrition information environment: Adapting the cancer information overload scale to measure diet information overload.Patient education and counseling · 2019Article
- Beyond fatalism: Information overload as a mechanism to understand health disparities.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2018Article
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Abstract
Fatalistic attitudes have a negative impact on a broad variety of health behaviors and behavioral determinants of health. A growing body of research has documented an association between media exposure and fatalism; however, scholarship has not been able to ascertain the causal direction. This review synthesizes the current state of the literature. A major finding is that most studies purporting to assess the relationship between media exposure and fatalism use conflated measures of fatalism. Among those that use an appropriate measure, there is some evidence that increased exposure to media increases fatalism. Although there is a substantive theoretical rationale for such effects, more research is needed to make a definitive claim and to explain the mechanism for such effects.
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